BEIJING, Sep 4 (APP): The settlement of the Doklam standoff was undoubtedly a victory for China after it pressured India into ending its speculative tactical intervention in the border region via military, diplomatic and other means. It was a comprehensive demonstration of China’s major-country strategy, and the wisdom and the ability of the Chinese leadership.… Continue reading China prevails in Doklam standoff, but India attempts to distort public opinion: Global times
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Hurricane Harvey recovery cost estimated at $180bn: Texas governor
NEW YORK, Sept 4 (APP): Extensive damage left by Hurricane Harvey in the U.S. state of Texas is estimated at between $150 billion to $180 billion, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Sunday. In an interview with CNN, he said that the nearly $8 billion requested by the White House to confront the impacts of… Continue reading Hurricane Harvey recovery cost estimated at $180bn: Texas governor
S.Korea estimates North’s nuclear test at 50 kilotons
SEOUL, Sept 4 (APP/AFP) – North Korea’s nuclear test on Sunday had an estimated strength of 50 kilotons, defence ministry officials told a parliamentary briefing on Monday. That would make it five times the size of the North’s previous test in September last year, and more than three times bigger than the US device that… Continue reading S.Korea estimates North’s nuclear test at 50 kilotons
China strongly condemns DPRK nuclear test
BEIJING, Sep 4 (APP): China has expressed firm opposition to and strong condemnation of a nuclear test conducted by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). “The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, despite universal opposition from the international community, conducted another nuclear test. The Chinese government expresses firm opposition to and strong condemnation of the test,”… Continue reading China strongly condemns DPRK nuclear test
UN slams North Korea’s underground nuclear test
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 4 (APP): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Sunday’s underground nuclear test by North Korea as “yet another serious breach of the country’s international obligations.” According to a statement issued by a UN spokesperson, the Secretary-General also said that Pyongyang’s action undermined international non-proliferation and disarmament efforts and is also profoundly… Continue reading UN slams North Korea’s underground nuclear test
China’s new generation of military pilots starts training
BEIJING, Sep 4 (APP): More than a thousand new cadets have been inducted into China’s Air Force Aviation University. According to official sources on Monday, they will go on to be the next generation of pilots, and fly the J-20 jet fighter and Yun-20 transport aircraft. During a ceremony, the PLA’s air force commander, Ding… Continue reading China’s new generation of military pilots starts training
UN atomic chief says North Korea’s new nuclear test ‘extremely regrettable act’
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 3 (APP): The head of the United Nations atomic agency called Sunday’s reported nuclear bomb test by North Korea “an extremely regrettable act” that completely disregarded the international community’s repeated demands.
Casualties from cluster munitions doubled in 2016: UN-backed report
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 3 (APP): The number of casualties caused by cluster munitions in 2016 was more than double that recorded the previous year, according to a United Nations-backed civil society report. The annual monitoring report released at the UN Office at Geneva by the Cluster Munition Coalition revealed that the use of cluster munitions… Continue reading Casualties from cluster munitions doubled in 2016: UN-backed report
North Korea says tested hydrogen bomb, ‘perfect success’: state TV
SEOUL, Sept 3, (APP/AFP) – North Korea detonated a hydrogen bomb with “perfect success”, its state media said Sunday, adding that the device was capable of being loaded onto its long-range missiles. Hours after the North’s sixth nuclear detonation, an announcer on its official Korean Central Television declared: “The hydrogen bomb test was a perfect… Continue reading North Korea says tested hydrogen bomb, ‘perfect success’: state TV
New 4.6 tremor detected in N.Korea due to ‘cave in’: China
BEIJING, Sept 3, (APP/AFP) – A second earth tremor possibly caused by a “cave-in” has been detected near North Korea’s underground nuclear test site, the China Earthquake Network Centre said Sunday, minutes after a major tremor indicated an atomic test. The new 4.6 magnitude tremor at a depth of zero kilometers could be due to… Continue reading New 4.6 tremor detected in N.Korea due to ‘cave in’: China
Japan government confirms N. Korea conducted nuclear test
TOKYO, Sept 3, (APP/AFP) – Japan confirmed that North Korea had conducted a nuclear test on Sunday, and lodged a formal protest with Pyongyang after a major explosion at the isolated nation’s main test site. “The government confirms that North Korea conducted a nuclear test after examining information from the weather agency and other information,”… Continue reading Japan government confirms N. Korea conducted nuclear test
N. Korea has developed H-bomb missile warhead: state media
SEOUL, Sept 3, (APP/AFP) – North Korea has developed a hydrogen bomb which can be loaded into the country’s new intercontinental ballistic missile, the official Korean Central News Agency claimed Sunday. Questions remain over whether nuclear-armed Pyongyang has successfully miniaturised its weapons, and whether it has a working H-bomb, but KCNA said that leader Kim… Continue reading N. Korea has developed H-bomb missile warhead: state media
Sixteen million children affected by flooding in South Asia : UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 2 (APP): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Saturday that an estimated 16 million children are in urgent need of life-saving support in the wake of torrential monsoon rains and catastrophic flooding in Nepal, India and Bangladesh.
Mosques open doors to victims of devastating flooding in Texas
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (APP): The 250,000-strong Muslim community in the US State of Texas has welcomed people affected by devastating Hurricane Harvey into its mosques as the storm continues to bring heavy rainfall in the southeast, according to American media reports.
Trump’s new strategy gives India license to elevate new proxy conflict with Pakistan: Op-Ed
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (APP): US President Trump’s new strategy on South Asia that prods India to take a deeper role in Afghanistan’s future gives New Delhi a “license” to elevate a new “proxy conflict” with Pakistan, according to an opinion article published in the online ‘The Hill’ magazine. American media continues to assess the repercussions… Continue reading Trump’s new strategy gives India license to elevate new proxy conflict with Pakistan: Op-Ed
UN chief urges restraint in Myanmar’s crackdown in troubled Rakhine region
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 2 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over reports of excessive use of force during operations conducted by Myanmar’s security forces in the Rakhine state and urged restraint and calm to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe. The Myanmar crackdown came after last week’s attacks on Myanmar security forces by oppressed… Continue reading UN chief urges restraint in Myanmar’s crackdown in troubled Rakhine region
Twentyeight Afghan women & children killed airstrikes this week: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 2 (APP): At least 28 women and children were killed and an additional 16 injured in air strikes this week in Afghanistan, the United Nations political mission in the Kabul said in initial findings of its probe into the deaths. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urged authorities to ensure independent,… Continue reading Twentyeight Afghan women & children killed airstrikes this week: UN
Illegal US immigrants unlikely to get most benefits after enduring deadly hurricane
WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (APP): Undocumented immigrants in the flood-hit Texas state were unlikely to get most of the relief benefits and many of them still face threats of deportation after struck by one of the severest hurricane in the American history that has so far claimed 47 lives and caused billions of dollars in damages… Continue reading Illegal US immigrants unlikely to get most benefits after enduring deadly hurricane
UN ready for relief work in flood-hit South Asian countries: Guterres
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 2 (APP): Reacting to the loss of life and devastation by flooding spawned by torrential monsoon rains in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the United Nations is ready to help in the ongoing relief efforts.
Pakistan cannot be cut off from ‘reality of Afghanistan’: US analyst
NEW YORK, Sep 1 (APP): The debate continues in American news media and other forums on President Donald Trump’s Afghan plan, a military strategy that puts Pakistan on notice for allegedly supporting militants, with several experts and analysts have warning against losing Islamabad’s cooperation in efforts to bring about a political settlement of the conflict… Continue reading Pakistan cannot be cut off from ‘reality of Afghanistan’: US analyst
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